TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bailey,Elizabeth
TI  - The deathly portent
T2  - A Lady Fan mystery
SN  - 0425245675 (pbk.)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Berkley Prime Crime
KW  - Murder
KW  - Investigation
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Nobility
KW  - England
KW  - Mystery fiction
KW  - gsafd
KW  - Regency fiction
N2  - "Her charm and cajolery may fool the unwary. Ingenious and cunning, as dauntless as she is resolute, the incomparable "Lady Fan" is as ruthless as the killer she is tracking. A violent murder has left the village of Witherley aghast. The locals are convinced that a witch doing the devil's work is to blame--a young woman believed to have second sight. The new vicar, Aidan, taking up the cudgels in her defence, fears the witch hunt is escalating out of his control. But help is at hand. The bright and perceptive Ottilia, once a lady's companion and now bride to Lord Francis Fanshawe, is drawn to Witherley by an insatiable curiosity. Ottilia rapidly uncovers a raft of suspects with grudges against the dead man, one of whom is determined to incriminate the "witch." And as foul play runs rampant, Ottilia must wade through the growing hysteria to unravel the tangle and point a finger at the one true menace.."--
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